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Hôpital des Enfants

In research, Hôpital des Enfants stands highest in Medicine (#8,993 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,528 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,227
of 28,054 · #6,682 all time
Rank in France
#1,098
of 1,422
Research works
3.2k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Hôpital des Enfants known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #8,993 of 10,443 7.1%100 #2505
Health SciencesDomain #10,528 of 11,982 6.8%115 #3196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital des Enfants sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Hôpital des Enfants specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 23.6 works5.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.57× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.04× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 2.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.50× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital des Enfants?

Ranked on the composite score, Danièle Revel, Alain Pierre‐Kahn and S Bazin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital des Enfants.

  1. 1 Danièle Revel France · #67,560 worldwide 565 citations · 208 works
  2. 2 Alain Pierre‐Kahn France · #184,777 worldwide 85 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 S Bazin France · #214,011 worldwide 61 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Jean Aicardi France · #231,136 worldwide 179 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Olivier Abbo France · #265,982 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 F. Rancé France · #337,481 worldwide 94 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 P Maroteaux France · #342,339 worldwide 223 citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Quentin Ballouhey France · #403,869 worldwide 84 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Pierre Arhan France · #416,610 worldwide 82 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 F Diard France · #441,137 worldwide 29 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital des Enfants

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital des Enfants?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Resilience, Group Therapy, Childhood Trauma, Clinical Practice, Attachment and Developmental Trauma.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology24▲ 3.5×83 topics
  2. Mental Health13▲ 5.2×14 topics
  3. Resilience10▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Group Therapy9▲ 137×2 topics
  5. Childhood Trauma9▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Attachment9▲ 57×3 topics
  7. Clinical Practice9▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Developmental Trauma8▲ 208×1 topic
  9. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy8▲ 208×1 topic
  10. Treatment7▲ 3.4×28 topics
  11. Inflammation7▲ 1.90×41 topics
  12. Diagnosis6▲ 4.1×27 topics
  13. Public Policy6▲ 6.7×3 topics
  14. Quality of Life6▲ 2.3×19 topics
  15. Complications5▲ 5.9×13 topics
  16. Management5▲ 3.8×18 topics
  17. Social Justice5▲ 5.0×4 topics
  18. Community Engagement4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  19. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Local Development4▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Territorial Governance4▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Mutation Analysis4▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Palliative Care4▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Medical Ethics4▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Pulmonary Infections4▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Biomechanics4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  27. Cystic Fibrosis4▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Environmental Participation4▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.9×19 topics
  30. Healthcare Legislation4▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Microbiota4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  32. Patient Rights4▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Bronchiectasis4▲ 72×1 topic
  34. CFTR4▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Adolescents3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  36. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Mortality Risk3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Children3▲ 8.2×7 topics
  39. Cardiac Surgery3▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Pulmonary Valve Replacement3▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Hôpital des Enfants publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, French Urban and Social Studies, Health, Medicine and Society and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances.

Psychoanalysis and Psych…8Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 8 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …4French Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…4Health, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 4 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional worksThemes in Literature Ana…2Themes in Literature Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksConnective tissue disorders research: 2 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 8 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 2 works
  8. 8 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available13.0%not open87.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital des Enfants's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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